Today, let’s discuss the not-too-frequently-used final specifier. I think there aren’t many good reasons to use it — something the C++ Core Guidelines also suggests. And even when you could use it,...

Up until C++23, functions, classes, function and class templates could be declared as friends. Starting from C++26, thanks to Jody Hagins’ and Arthur O’Dwyer’s proposal, P2893R3, friendship can als...

During the last two weeks, first we saw what are the language features deprecated or removed from C++26 then we did the same for library features. Life is not so straight and easy though. Sometimes...

In the previous article, we discussed what language features are removed from C++26. In this one, we are going to cover both language features that are finally removed after a few years of deprecat...

Probably you all heard that C++ is an ever-growing language - I wrote so many times as well. Each standard indeed comes with a great bunch of highly-anticipated features. At the same time, due to b...

Right at the very end of February, the C++ conference season was opened by the second edition of C++ Online. I think it won’t take you by surprise that this was an online conference. In a certain w...

If you ever used C++, for sure you had to face undefined behaviour. Even though it gives extra freedom for implementers, it’s dreaded by developers as it may cause havoc in your systems and it’s be...

First of all, I’m not a single parent. I cannot feel and entirely know what it takes. This article is inspired by those rare weeks when I had to take care of the kids alone while also working. It i...

You might laugh at this question because your answer is of course, who wouldn’t! Especially in the world of C++. Equally, you might laugh at this question, because your answer is obviously no! You ...

If you pick a random talk at a C++ conference these days, there is a fair chance that the speaker will mention safety at least a couple of times. It’s probably fine like that. The committee and the...